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J16

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Pneumonia due to other infectious organisms, not elsewhere classified

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • congenital pneumonia (P23.-)
  • ornithosis (A70)
  • pneumocystosis (B59)
  • pneumonia NOS (J18.9)

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Code Also

  • , if applicable, any associated condition such as:
  • abscess (J85.1)
  • aspiration pneumonia (J69.-)

Child Codes

J16.0Chlamydial pneumonia
J16.8Pneumonia due to other specified infectious organisms

Code Hierarchy

└J16Pneumonia due to other infectious organisms, not elsewhere classified
└J16Pneumonia due to other infectious organisms, not elsewhere classified

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